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May 19 2013

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Close view of a ritual altar draped in red cloth, heaped with red roses, yellow marigolds, orange flowers and white jasmine garlands with green leaves. A decorated brass or copper kalasha-style vessel with a red-and-gold cloth sits at centre beside a deity murti adorned with garlands. Yellow brick blocks and scattered petals sit in the foreground. Two women's faces appear blurred in the background, and a purple cloth lies at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-05-19A decorated deity murti with a gold crown and silver-toned face is the central focus, framed by dense garlands of red roses, orange marigolds and white flowers draped on two large vessels or kalasha-like pots with blue and pink bodies. Green leaves are tucked among the garlands, and a silver bowl sits in front on a stack of yellow cloth-wrapped blocks. A lit oil lamp flame glows at lower left, with blurred brass and gold ritual items in the foreground and gold-painted ornamentation behind. No people are visible.2013-05-17A decorated deity murti stands at the centre of a shrine, framed by garlands of white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Flanked by two smaller decorated figures and shrouded in red cloth, the arrangement sits behind a row of stacked golden-yellow bricks topped with a silver bowl and ladle. Silver puja vessels, a small oil lamp, a brass lota and a plate of flower petals rest on a table in the foreground. At the right edge, a seated person in orange-brown robes and a wristwatch rests a hand on their knee. The scene suggests a ritual or puja in progress.2013-05-26 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a ritual arrangement on a wooden surface. A tall cylindrical object wrapped in red fabric with gold border motifs and a white and red strand is decorated with a red rose garland and a white jasmine garland, with green leaves attached. Brass plates and bowls with offerings sit nearby, and a small oil lamp with a lit flame is in the lower left. No people are visible in the frame, only partial edges of clothing at the corners.2015-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +3 copiesTwo coconut-shaped ritual vessels, each with a face-like pair of eye holes, stand side by side on a low brown cloth-draped platform, wrapped in thick garlands of yellow and white marigolds and red roses. A pink-red cloth drapes behind them. Two silver oil lamps flank the pair on the floor, with patterned striped mats and blurred figures in the background, consistent with a ritual homa or puja setting.2015-07-17October 18 20152015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesRitual scene at a temple with a Shiva lingam and a bull figure (Nandi) adorned with yellow marigold garlands, red roses and white flower garlands, draped in white cloth with a green-and-gold border. A coconut sits atop the lingam, and sugarcane stalks stand beside it. In front, an orange-draped altar holds bananas, coconuts, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a small brass shrine piece and red flowers. Yellow and orange flower garlands hang in the background, with pillars and red and orange decorative umbrellas. No people are clearly visible apart from a partially visible figure at the right edge. Shiva lingam abhishekam and puja offerings.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies